Microsoft study finds Copilot chats embedding into daily user routines
TL;DR Microsoft analyzed 37.5 million de-identified Copilot conversations from January to September 2025 and identified clear patterns by device, time…
Reddit asks Australia’s High Court to exclude it from kids’ social ban
TL;DR Reddit has taken a legal challenge to Australia’s High Court seeking exemption from a law that bars under‑16s from…
Engineer saved company money — by quietly gaming at work during reimages
TL;DR A reader recounts a story from the early 2000s in which a technician devised an in-house way to reimage…
Apple and Google rush emergency patches as zero-days are actively exploited
TL;DR Apple and Google released emergency updates after zero-day vulnerabilities were observed being exploited in the wild. Both firms provided…
Roomba maker iRobot files Chapter 11 as Chinese manufacturer moves to take control
TL;DR iRobot has entered Chapter 11 bankruptcy and signed a restructuring support agreement that would hand ownership to Shenzhen-based Picea…
Jolla launches a new phone with Sailfish 5 to counter iOS–Android sameness
TL;DR Jolla’s crowdfunded handset, running Sailfish OS 5, has cleared initial pre-order targets and will ship in batches to backers,…
Ofcom opens probes after BT and Three outages blocked 999 access
TL;DR Ofcom has launched formal investigations into BT and Three following nationwide mobile voice outages that at times prevented users…
UK government doubles end-user tech framework to £24bn in six months
TL;DR The UK Crown Commercial Service has published a pipeline notice for TePAS 3, a commercial framework for end-user hardware,…
Rising DRAM and NAND costs threaten smartphone recovery, buyers resist
TL;DR Counterpoint Research has trimmed its 2026 smartphone shipment forecast to a 2.1% decline as DRAM and NAND supply tightens…
Developers say Apple still flouting EU Digital Markets Act six months on
TL;DR The Coalition for App Fairness says Apple has not meaningfully complied with the EU's Digital Markets Act six months…